What if your next decision left a legacy?

And don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. - Hebrews 13:16 - Verse Image

What can you do to make the world a better place?

Give yourself to
something bigger.

Today is Giving Tuesday, a movement where people give to a cause they’re passionate about and inspire others to take action.

People around the world are already experiencing the life-changing power of God’s Word: the YouVersion Bible App has been installed on over 400 million unique devices. That’s millions of people God is drawing closer to Him… and it’s only the beginning.

With one click, you could help make an eternal impact on this generation and beyond.

Join the global YouVersion movement by giving, and then share your story on social media with the hashtag #GivingTuesday. Encourage your friends and family to join you, and let’s strengthen the body of Christ together:

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2019-11-142019-11-13

What Bible verse changed your life?

Bible For Everyone

Think of the ways God’s Word has transformed your life. Imagine how different your life would look if the Bible never existed in your language.

In 1st century Jerusalem, a small group of disciples made the radical decision to live out Jesus’ words:

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…

MATTHEW 28:19-20

Their obedience and profound love for people groups they had never met has resulted in our transformation 2,000 years later.

And yet…

There are still over a billion people who haven’t experienced God’s Word in their own heart language. People like the 1.3 million men, women, and children in Mahafaly [MA-HAH-FAH’-LEE] language communities in Madagascar who have never had any Scripture.^*

Translation teams in the island country of Madagascar want to break the bondage of legalistic fear the Mahafaly people experience by cultivating an understanding of God’s love, power, and redemption through Christ.

By giving to this #BibleForEveryone project, you’ll be helping the Mahafaly people receive the life-changing power of Scripture for the very first time: starting with the Gospel of Luke.

Imagine what life change could occur if we met this need together.

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If not us, then who?

For nearly 3 years, YouVersion has been working alongside Bible translators to actively identify high-impact Bible translation projects that could rapidly be completed with the proper funding.^*

Our goal is to see the entire New Testament translated into most of the world’s languages by 2033. We can make that happen by saying “yes” today.

So…

…are you in?

I’m In

Being part of the solution doesn’t have to stop here. If you’re passionate about the purpose of this project, consider sharing the vision with your friends and family:

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Notes

^* For more information, visit illumiNations’ website.

^* All contributions received through the #BibleForEveryone campaign will be used exclusively for the purpose of Bible translation. Life.Church is contributing $1 million over the four-year period from 2017-2020. During each calendar year, Life.Church is contributing $250,000, spread across different, high-impact translation projects. As each project is completed, any remaining funds are then applied toward the next translation project, as selected by YouVersion and its partners. (See original blog post for full details.)

2019-10-302019-10-31

YouVersion Has 139 New Bible Versions, in 114 Languages

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Thanks to the generosity of our Bible publishing partners, in just the last six months, YouVersion has added 139 more Bible versions, in 114 languages. (See the list of the most recent below. See our recently added Audio Bibles here.) That means we now offer more than 2,000 Bible versions, representing almost 1,400 languages! See if your preferred language is there, and share this page with your friends!

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

It used to take decades to translate the Bible into a new language, typeset it, print it, and distribute it. Today, thanks to improved travel and communication, new technologies for translation, and innovation in managing projects, that time has been reduced to as little as three years. And today, as soon as we have the final digital files, we can have a new Bible version available worldwide… within minutes.

You can take part in this global move of God that’s happening right now. Support Bible for Everyone, and your donation will go directly to the next high-value translation project in our queue.¹

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Recently Added Bible Versions

Azerbaijani – Azərbaycanca
Azerbaijani Bible 2008 (Azərbaycan Bibliyası 200)

Armenian (Eastern) – հայերեն (արևելահայերեն)
New Revised Ararat Bible (Նոր վերանայված Արարատ Աստվածաշունչ)

Georgian – ქართული
Georgian Bible with DC (ბიბლია)

Kyrghyz – Kirghiz
New Testament LS 2005 [Инжил ЛС (2005)]

Waray (Philippines)
Samarenyo Meaning-Based Bible (1984)

Kabardian
Kabardian New Testament, Genesis, Psalms (ХъыбарыфӀыр. ЩӀэдзапӀэр. Уэрэд ЛъапӀэхэр)

Nyakyusa-Ngonde
Nyakyusa New Testament (Ʉlwitɨkano Ʉlʉpya)

Giryama
The New Testament in the Giryama language of Kenya [Kilagane Kisha (Kenya)]

Nuer
Nuer Bible (RUAC KUƆTH IN RƐL RƆ)

Adangme
Dangme Bible (BAIBLO ALOO NGMAMI KLƆUKLƆU Ɔ)

Dangme New Testament Version 1977 (Somi He Ɔ)

Dagbani
Red Letter Dagbani Bible (Naawuni Kundi Kasi)

Southern Dagaare – Dagaare
Dagaare New Testament (Naaŋmen Nɔpaalaa Gane)

See All Bible Versions Available on YouVersion

Notes

¹ All contributions received through the #BibleForEveryone campaign will be used exclusively for the purpose of Bible translation. Life.Church is contributing $1 million over the four-year period from 2017-2020. During each calendar year, Life.Church is contributing $250,000, spread across different, high-impact translation projects. As each project is completed, any remaining funds are then applied toward the next translation project, as selected by YouVersion and its partners. (See original blog post for full details.)

2019-09-292019-11-01

What if God’s Word had never been translated into English?

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Remember when you first learned what God gave up to reach you? About Jesus and his sacrifice? You wanted to find out everything about him that you could. And it was all right there at your fingertips:

Jesus’ Parable of the Sower, his Parable of the Talents, his Sermon on the Mount. Jesus gave sight to the blind, healed the sick, walked on water, even raised his friend Lazarus from the dead! And the things that Jesus said:

Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men…
Blessed are the pure in heart…
Love your enemies…
My God, why have you forsaken me?…
It is finished…
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Just think how those words have changed your life…

And all because you could read or listen to them. The Bible has been translated into more than 400 versions in English. The Doondo people (pronounced doe-WAHN-doe) don’t have even one version in their language. In the Republic of the Congo, they can’t read in the language of their heart the things Jesus wants them to know:

Love your neighbor as yourself…
If anyone strikes you on one cheek…
If a man has a hundred sheep, and one wanders off, will he not leave the 99 to seek the one?…
Come to me, and I will give you rest…
I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

We can make that right. Together, you and us.

We have friends who are already working with Doondo speakers to help them get their first Scripture ever, in print and audio, as oral Bible stories, and on the YouVersion Bible App. For almost three years now, through #BibleForEveryone,* we’ve been helping Bible translators fund high-impact projects that can be completed quickly. Their plan is to have the New Testament translated into most of the world’s languages by 2033. But for today, right now…

Let’s share the blessings we already enjoy with our brothers and sisters in the Republic of the Congo.

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Notes

* All contributions received through the #BibleForEveryone campaign will be used exclusively for the purpose of Bible translation. Life.Church is contributing $1 million over the four-year period from 2017-2020. During each calendar year, Life.Church is contributing $250,000, spread across different, high-impact translation projects. As each project is completed, any remaining funds are then applied toward the next translation project, as selected by YouVersion and its partners. (See original blog post for full details.)

2019-08-142019-08-13

How to Cultivate a Heart of Generosity

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You will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God.

2 CORINTHIANS 9:11
(emphasis added)

Give — to offer to something higher, to make a present of, to place in the possession of another for their use.

What’s your most prized possession? It might be the most valuable thing you own, like the house you’ve worked your whole life to afford. But it could also be a photo from a special time you spent with someone you loved. Or it could be a meaningful gift from a friend.

The value we assign to our “things” is tangled up with our emotions. How we choose to use the things we cherish most reveals our true priorities.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

MATTHEW 6:21

There’s nothing wrong with having things, or with enjoying them. The problem comes when our things have us. God modeled what generosity looks like when He sacrificed his greatest treasure for us. When we give like He does, and we honor Him with that giving, it draws us closer to Him.

This is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

JOHN 3:16 (emphasis added)

Here are 3 simple ways you can begin to practice generosity:

Invest Your Time

Are you engaged in what’s going on in your community? On your street? With your next-door neighbors? You can practice being a better listener almost anywhere: taking your trash out, shopping at a grocery store, working out at the gym. Look for common ground with people, and meet them wherever they are in life, with kindness and respect.

Challenge: The next interaction you have with someone, ask how their day is going. Then listen. Be genuinely interested in them. Make the moment about them, not about you.

Invest Your God-Given Gifts

In what areas are you uniquely gifted? Are you putting your gifts and talents to work in ways that will point people toward Jesus? One of Jesus’ most famous parables is about making the most of what God has given us.

Challenge: Find someplace where you can begin using your gifts to serve others. Start small and local, or go big. Just start.